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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · 15d

I’m not sure what one could possibly learn from what amounts to a messy interrupted time series lacking a clear counterfactual. Wouldn’t be surprised if you found something similar among other (“comparable”) cities that didn’t experience this sort of deployment.

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Sep 11

Check out our latest @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social piece on the role of states in regulating the proliferation of guns throughout the U.S.

www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/sta...

Vital City | State Gun Laws Matter

In our federalist nation, regulation in 50 capitals makes a huge difference.

www.vitalcitynyc.org

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Sep 9

www.nytimes.com/2004/01/26/n...

Mayor's Fate Is Intertwined With Head of Teachers' Union (Published 2004)

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Sep 8

WSJ editorial page is wild these past few days

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Sep 8

To be fair though John, many government workers, often through their unions, articulate similar messages to political candidates all the time (e.g., teachers).

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Sep 8

This administration has all but abandoned a decades-long embracement of community oriented policing throughout the U.S. without any evidence or strategic planning to show for it.

A serious public safety agenda should be grounded in evidence-based policy.

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Sep 8

As I told the NYT, the recent deployment of the National Guard to select Democratic cities has been criticized for many incredibly valid reasons—including the fact that they are not a substitute for municipal police.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 6

Some mayors and police chiefs around the U.S. said they would welcome more traditional law enforcement cooperation with federal agents, but see deploying the National Guard as a step too far. “We do not want an occupation, and we also want something that is sustainable.”

Many Cities Say Yes to Federal Police Help, but No to ‘Occupation’

www.nytimes.com

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Apr 7

So much winning….

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/b...

Global Stocks Drop, Extending Rout Caused by Trump’s Tariffs

A brutal day for markets around the world added to the pain of last week’s market turmoil, with the S&P 500 index nearing a bear market.

www.nytimes.com

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Feb 4

A little metrics humor for the dark times we’re facing at the moment.

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Feb 4

Note that while “bias” will get your proposal flagged, “unbiased estimator” still appears to be on the table.

Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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𝙼𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝙺𝚊𝚗𝚐 @mkang.bsky.social · Dec 20

Added more gun researchers to this starter pack who joined BlueSky. Please share and lmk if you’d like to be added! @daniel-semenza.bsky.social @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @sonalirajan.bsky.social @thetrace.org @giffords.org @everytown.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/G9zEmHs

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Oct 7

Former BLS commissioner Erica Groshen on how the policy change to Schedule F that Trump & #Project2025 advocate would destroy the credibility of the federal statistical system.

Her comment on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/posts/erica-...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Dec 10

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

www.wdbj7.com

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Dec 6

Nonetheless, I decided to leave in search of more freedom in terms of both style and content. And that’s all I’m going to say for now. My “so long and thanks for all the fish” column will appear next week. As for future plans, watch this space 2/

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Dec 6

And it’s official. I’m immensely grateful to the world’s greatest news organization for giving me a platform all these years, and greatly appreciate the moving sendoff 1/

www.nytco.com/press/paul-k...

Paul Krugman retires as Times columnist | The New York Times Company

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Morgan C. Williams, Jr. @mwilljr.bsky.social · Dec 5

Take the win!

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Sandile Hlatshwayo @femmeeconomics.bsky.social · Dec 5

Welcome, @marthaolney.bsky.social!! Yes - @riacton.bsky.social has put together two women+ in econ starter packs.

Martha Olney @handle.invalid · Dec 5

Did anyone create a starter pack of women economists?

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Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · Nov 29

How do firms respond when faced with climate shocks? Tarikua Erda's research examines how firms adjust physical capital investment and entry/exit decisions, providing key evidence to a long-standing puzzle. (Among other interesting projects: www.tarikuaerda.com)

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Tarikua Erda @tarikuaerda.bsky.social · Dec 4

I’m on the #EconJobMarket! I study labor, climate, entrepreneurship & innovation

www.tarikuaerda.com/jmp

My #EconJMP examines how how manufacturing firms respond to flooding. Do flooded firms build back better? Or do they suffer unrecoverable losses that weaken aggregate productivity?

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